Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-25
PlTH AND POINT.

Silence may be golden, but It doesn't
necessarily maze n millionaire out OF .
mute. Philadelphia call.
"A young lady teacher in the Seward
public schools fell heir to $40, 900. Hell
name was Began at last accounts =
Omaha Republican.
-''What time did John go away last
night, Mary AnnP" at was quarter
of twelve. father" "Three,n she sale
to herself, "are quarter of twelve. "
"A New Yorker shot at his wife, but
the bullet hit nothing buthe store hair.
II is very hard to get at the exact bound
aries of woman nowadays. Omaha
World.
I'm 'fraid of the darkr' said baby,
smuggling up to mamma one night.
"Why?" asked mamma "Cause il
comes so close to mo. ~ Touth'S Com
pdni0n.
1t is said that William d. Howells
collects material for his novels by sh OPP
ping with hiswife. Few authors secure
sufficient money return from their nov
oils to adopt such an expens We mode OF
collecting material -No'Tistoton Her.
aid.
Customer TO coal dcaler--Have you
got any name for those scales Of yours?
II never heard Of scales having a
name" "Well, you ought to call your
scales ambush. You see they are al
ways lying in weight. "-7eras SJtings.
"A correspondent wishes to know
show to get rid of a fool" Procure a
loaded gun, put your mouth over the
muzzle and touch the trigger with your
toe. The bullet should be swallowed
whole. - Burlington Free Press.
-Jones-l would not be surprised ut
any thing. Smithers-Not If an angel
were to appearP Jones-Well, that
might astonish me little. IA female
angel, for instance?" ''Female angelo
There amt any other kind; not much. +"
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
An instrument has been invented
called a plethysmograph, which meas
ures the expenditure of mental force in
thinking. A man in financial difficult
ties. who has a note to meet, will, il is
estimated, wear out two plethysmo-
graphs day Boston Courier
Two young women were gazing in
n shop window. Said one, "Isn't it a
love of bonnet I'm tempted to buy
It, even II 1t is expensive" Said the
other, mo, don't you do it; you are
too excited now. You would be sure to
regret it tomorrow morning. IN y
san.
-Calno receives letter from NADIA
gascar 1t is dated from Maujakauda-
r 'ananbana "Why do they use such
long names?H asks one of his friends.
Because" replied Calino, at is
country where there is nothing in par
t.cular to do, and they say two or three
words to kill the time. IN Y
Graphic.
-Doctor-What ais you, sirp Pa
TENT don't know, doctor. have
such buzzing sound in my ears all the
time. Would you like to look at my
Docior-No, never mind.
Bring your wife around some day. I'd
like to look at hers. - YoRkerS StGtes-
man.
Magistrate young woman
says that your continued staring at her
annoyed her excessively. Prisoner-l
never Intentionally annoyed woman
in my life. your Honor Magistrate
Then why did you stare at her SO per-
Prisoner-Because she is
pretty, and couldn't help it. Young
woman-Lct him go, judgc!-LJe.
Mrs Anglomaniac Il can not tell
you what treat it is to hear you talk.
You have been in England So long that
every word you utter reminds Inc
Of the delightful lords and dukes
used TO meet. Returned tourist-Par-
don me, but England is the only coun-
try that did not visit Mrs. Anglo.
maniac -Indeedl How very strangel ]
was sure you had unconsc' ously ac-
guired the English vocal tones. Re-
turned tourist-No; it is only cold in
my head Glen Rose Falcon.